The sanitary veterinary and phytosanitary control post at the Tudora border crossing point in Stefan Voda district was inaugurated. Prime Minister Pavel Filip underlined the efforts made by the Government to improve the business climate by reducing administrative pressure, to simplify the customs procedures, to reduce the number of authorizing documents by 25% and to decrease the number of inspection bodies, IPN reports, quoting the Government’s press service.
“I want to assure you that the improvement of the conditions in business is among the Government’s top priorities. That’s why the modernization of this customs post by optimizing the sanitary veterinary and phytosanitary control procedures in accordance with the European requirements will enable to facilitate the commercial operations on the state border and to supply the Moldovan people with healthy and safe agrifood products,” stated Pavel Filip.
The Premier also visited the modern labs and cold storage facilities that guarantee the safety and inoffensiveness of agrifood products. “The Government will make effort to maintain an efficient dialogue between the business community, the state, the customs and the National Food Safety Agency so as to ensure Moldova’s food security,” he said.
To build and renovate the sanitary veterinary and phytosanitary control post at the Tudora border crossing point, the World Bank provided a loan of 12.8 million lei. According to the national plan of action for implementing the Moldova – EU Association Agreement, three more such posts are to be inaugurated by this yearend, in Criva, Leuseni and Giurgiulesti.
Within the working visit to Stefan Voda district, Pavel Filip visited the fruit production and packing complex in Olanesti. The company possesses about 130 ha of super-intensive apple, cherry, plum, peach and nectarine orchards outfitted with anti-hail nets and drip irrigation systems. The fruit storage facility has a capacity of 1,300 tonnes, while the sorting and pre-packing line can process 6 tonnes of fruit an hour.
